Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Wow! We won't say Toni can't still get over 9ice after their
controversial divorce, but when you truly love someone, you love to talk
about the person at any given opportunity. Here is what she said in an
interview she had few days back.

Why did you marry 9ice? So many people were of the view you were taken by his fame…When
I met him, he wasn’t that popular. I met him before the stardom. He was
somebody whose personality I liked. It didn’t have anything to do with
his being a celebrity. I saw a person I liked. I didn’t look at his
status. I would say he was the first guy I was ever really in love with.

Was he your first boyfriend?No. he wasn’t. But he was the first guy I had genuine love for.

Globacom has ceased sponsorship of the television music reality
show ‘Naija Sings’, putting its weight, instead, behind the debuting
Nigerian version of the international music reality show, X-Factor.

The telecoms company was the title sponsor of all the three editions
of Glo Naija Sings which saw winners emerge with mouth-watering prizes
and enough money to launch a music career.

Globacom and the show’s broadcast company, M-NET headed by Biola
Alabi signed a three-year sponsorship deal for Naija Sings with
production handled by Nevermachine Entertainment.

According to information on Globacom’s website, the show was ‘aimed
at discovering, developing and rewarding Nigeria’s brightest and boldest
musical talents’, but it seems the objective has not been thoroughly
been met.

Globacom is known to support a wide array of entertainment programmes
including; the annual Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu-Ode and the Ofala
festival in Onitsha; CNN International’s weekly half-hour magazine
programme, ‘African Voices’; the Glo-CAF Awards, Nigeria’s Super Eagles,
Ghana’s Black Stars, Nigerian Football League, Glo International Half
Marathon and a series of other events and shows.

With the unveiling, two weeks ago, of the company’s sponsorship of
X-Factor, it became glaring that speculation about cracks in the
relationship with Naija Sings were correct.

No official comments yet from Globacom as officials told a NET
correspondent to write and submit a proposal as regards the inquiry
before an audience will be granted.

A rep who refused to give a name later told our reporter over the
phone that Glo’s actions were based on the contractual agreement earlier
agreed upon by the parties involved.

‘We had a three-year contract with the M-NET, and it’s just normal
for the parties to either renew the contract or not. It is purely
business and it doesn’t have anything to do with how the show has
fared’, the rep said.

Some insiders however told us it’s likely the sponsorship contract
was not renewed because of poor ratings. Despite the big budget and
support of the telecoms company, and the involvement of big names like
Denrele, Darey, Olisa Adibua and others, the show repeatedly recorded
low viewership and followership within the Nigerian audience compared to
other competitions like the Project Fame and Nigerian Idol.

Meanwhile, not much has been heard of the show’s finalists and winners.

Spokesperson for Multichoice, Segun Fayose, who insisted on an email
correspondence, didn’t respond to our emails as at press time.

Abayomi Awelewa, an executive at MNET’s PR agency XLR8, tells NET he has no idea why the show ceased.

‘Globacom and Multichoice will be in the best position to answer some
of these questions. We were just consultants to them, and up till this
moment we are fully not briefed as to why the show has been
discontinued’, Awelewa told us Sunday night.

OAP Olisa Adibua, who participated in all three editions of the show
as a host and later as a judge also says he has no information. ‘It’s
been over a year now and I have no knowledge of the whereabouts of each
of the winners. I suppose they are out there still trying to break even
in the industry just like every other up-coming artiste.’

The show’s first edition was held in 2009 with John Ogah (Jon O)
emerging its first winner, carting away a prize money of $100, 000 and
brand new SUV.

NET gathered that Ogah has since moved abroad using his prize money to pursue an education in the US.

Season two winner, Casey Edema (Casey Ed) after releasing a few
singles and an album under the management of Storm 360, fizzled out into
oblivion from a career that had barely started.

‘Glo and I still have a working relationship but purely professional,
that’s all I can say for now. Concerning what I have been up to, I have
been trying to put my music in order for a re-launch because I’m
working with an entirely new team right now and hopefully soon, we would
unveil the new package ’ Casey said when NET reporters contacted him.

Then came 36-year old Christian Doherty (CeeDee) who won the last
edition. He was awarded an ambassadorial position by the telecoms
company, but has not been able to break-through even with the release of
two singles, ‘Dem Go Know Me’ and ‘Sumomi Dada’.

When NET contacted a former host of the show, Darey Art Alade for
comments, he had this to say, ‘I was just a host on the show. I cannot
exactly speak on the impact that the show has had or the why it’s been
difficult for the winners to find a feet in the music industry. The
music industry in Nigeria is a very complex one and it’s very difficult
to break through except with hardwork and dedication.’

Understandably, not many winners of reality shows have actually been
able to break into the industry and become mega stars as expected, but
compared to the other shows, Glo Naija Sings has not fared well at all
which is possibly one of the reasons why Globacom would want to adopt
the more globally recognized X-Factor.

Project Fame has two winners doing incredibly well: Iyanya and
Chidinma, as well as one finalist, Praiz. Idols has Omawumi and Timi
Dakolo to thank, even though Yeka Onka and Mercy Chinwo are also making
minor impressions.

Will X-Factor go the way of these two, or fail to deliver the goods like Naija Sings?

Pundits say only time will tell.

We could not immediately confirm if MNET has decided to rest the show
for good, or will soon be shopping for sponsors seen Glo has jumped
into bed with a new lover.

My wedding is slated for this year. The invitations are already out and
everything has been booked. We have even paid for the venue.

Until
last month, everything was going well for me. I honestly thought I
loved my husband-to-be with all my heart and no man could ever come
between us. But how wrong the projection of my life is turning out to
be. A chance meeting with my first love after about 16 years is what is
threatening my well-planned life.

I honestly didn’t plan for this
to happen but every woman who has been in love before knows what it
feels like to meet the first man in her life after a long time of
separation. Though he left me for my best friend, at the time we met,
all those details didn’t matter. One thing led to another and we ended
up in bed. It brought back all the wonderful memories of all those
wonderful times we had before my friend came between us.

I
discovered that he is divorced after two children with my friend who
according to him now lives in England. According to him, he decided to
come home after being away for such a long time to attend to his
father’s business. He wants us to begin again. He has apologised to me
and I am tempted to take him back because I feel good being with him. I
haven’t told anyone about him because I know nobody will ever support
me.

I am 38 and have been so lucky to find my current boyfriend
who is 45 and widowed. He has been my pillar of support and truly shows
extra-ordinary love and kindness towards me and my family. But this is
about my love life; my happiness. I am so confused about what is
happening to me. My current relationship is three years old while my
first love and I go back a long way.

Please help me because I don’t know how to tackle what I feel for my first love

Due to clashes between WAEC Examination dates with Computer Based
Test(CBT) dates, The CBT examination is now between May 18th to June
1st, 2013. We shall send SMS and Email to the affected candidates, Jamb
promised.

Candidates are advised to reprint their Registration Slips from April 18th, 2013 to know the new dates.

16 April 2013, 17:12

Manchester City first-team coach David Platt says he is not
surprised Sergio Aguero escaped retrospective punishment for his
dangerous tackle on Chelsea defender David Luiz.
Aguero launched into an ugly foul on Luiz towards the end of City's 2-1
win over Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on Sunday in their FA Cup semifinal.
However, because referee Chris Foy witnessed the incident, awarding a
free-kick against Aguero, the Football Association could not reassess
the tackle using video replays.
"I wasn't surprised, based on the rules that the FA have put in place," Platt said on Tuesday.
"If the officials have seen it and the precedent has been set, I am not
surprised. The rules are the rules. We don't make them up, we just
adhere to them."
Platt denied that Aguero was fortunate, saying: "I don't know whether it
is a bit of luck. What is luck? I'm not sure really. The situation has
gone. I am not surprised that he got off, because the officials saw it."
Meanwhile, Platt says City are focused on finishing the Premier League season strongly.
The reigning champions face Wigan Athletic on Wednesday night in the
league, but with leaders Manchester United 15 points ahead, the defence
of their title is all but over.
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They still have a chance to win a trophy, when they face Wigan again in
May in the FA Cup final, but Platt says the focus must be on the league
first.
"I don't think the pressure is off because it is still on to win
matches," he said. "The pleasing thing is that in the last two games
(Manchester United and Chelsea), against very good opposition, we have
performed.
"Rather than dramatise the situation, it is about finishing the season
as strong as we can. Hopefully we can win the FA Cup. We still have to
play a good team."
Micah Richards could make a return to action at the Etihad Stadium on
Wednesday as he continues his recovery from a knee problem that has kept
him out since October.
The England international has made just four appearances this season.
"Micah has been training with the team for 10 days, two weeks, and he has played a couple of reserve games," Platt said.
"He is available for selection. Whether he would get through 90 minutes,
I don't know, but I would hazard a guess he will be involved in the
squad. It is pleasing to have Micah back."
David Silva remains doubtful, however, having missed the Chelsea game
with a hamstring problem picked up in City's 2-1 win at United last
week.
"I think if we had pushed, we probably could have got him ready for Wigan, but it would be a risk," said Platt.
"We will probably be pragmatic and think (he will need) a full week's
training under his belt. If the game at the weekend had been the last of
the season, we might have taken a risk, but it would be a big risk. If
he does play against Wigan, the weekend becomes a bigger risk."
Despite the fact the sides will face each other again in the cup final,
Platt believes the clash with Wigan will not be similar to the Wembley
fixture.
"Each team has four or five games before the final," he said. "Four or
five games is far too much to have a correlation. We will have them
watched and analysed. From May 1 we will have them analysed again."

Edeson
ONLINE News has gathered that top Nigerian celebrities Lynxxx, Omawumi,
Tiwa Savage, Flavour, MI, Bez, Naeto C, Chidynma (The Voice), and
Lagbaja will soon be announced as the new ambassadors for telecoms
giant, Globacom. The music stars or their reps met with the management
of Glo at the conference room of Eko Hotel from Monday to Friday last
week.

Sources say Glo is planning to cut down on the number of
old Nollywood stars who are currently their ambassadors and replace them
with young, vibrant music stars. Edeson ONLINE News has also learnt
that the next phase will be comedians.

The new ambassadors have
been interviewed, they have also negotiated the cost of engagement for a
period of two years (They each will be getting between N10m/N20m
annually). They have also agreed to terms and conditions for the
engagement.

The stars are waiting for the official announcement after which they will all pick up their cheques. Good for them!Congrats to them.

The All Stars concert, which took place on Saturday 13 April at The
Marquee, Federal Palace Hotel, was the catalyst for some of the most
unforgettable performances from the biggest talents in Naija including
2Face Idibia, Ice Prince Zamani and Davido, while South African kwaito
star, Professor won new fans with his virtuoso display of Durban kwaito!

While Ice Prince and Davido got guests on their feet with energetic
performances of their current hits, 2Face started on a whole different
level with a medley of award-winning hits from the early days of his
career with Plantashun Boiz, as well as hit songs from his award winning
albums. Appearing as the last performer for the night, 2Face started
his live band set with the popular 90s hit song, Baby Don’t You Know
from his Plantashun Boiz days and some of his early hits like True Love
and As You See Me So. 2Face also got guests grooving, and singing along
to Implication, I Just Wanna Be There, One Love and No Dulling, with
labelmates, Dammy Krane and Rocksteady, then wrapped up the show with a
scintillating performance of his recent music chart topper, Ihe Neme.

The MTV Africa All Stars gig was hosted by MTV Base VJ Ehis and Beat
FM OAP Maria and will go down as another historic MTV Base event as
guests partied into the night to a mix of hit tracks from top Nigerian
DJs Jimmy Jatt and DJ Caise.

The next stop in the MTV Africa All Stars tour will be an open-air
concert at Moses Mabhida Stadium, People’s Park, Durban, South Africa on
18 May 2013, which will be headlined by US entertainment icon and
multi-platinum hip hop star turned reggae artist Snoop Lion
(@SnoopLion), aka Snoop Dogg.

The MTV Africa All Stars concert in partnership with KwaZulu-Natal
Province, will also feature an all-star line-up composed of the most
popular contemporary artists from across the African continent. “MTV
Africa All Stars – KwaZulu-Natal Province” will air on MTV Base and
partner TV stations in Africa on Saturday 25 May 2013.

Chelsea FC of England owner, Roman Abramovich, could as well pass for
trying to raise his own 11-man football team as the Russian billionaire
became a father for the seventh time when his girlfriend gave birth to a
daughter in a New York hospital. The latest addition to the
Abramovich dynasty comes from the billionaire’s socialite girlfriend,
Dasha Zhukova, who back in December 2009 had the first child for the
Chelsea owner christened Aaron Alexander Abramovich. Abramovich,
ranked by Forbes magazine as the 50th richest person in the world,
already has five children: two sons and three daughters with his second
wife Irina Malandina. An insider confirmed to the Daily Mail that
Abramovich was physically present by his girlfriend’s bedside at the
time of the baby’s delivery. “Mother and daughter are doing fine. Roman
is, of course, delighted,” the source added. With the Premier League
title now out of sight and Sunday’s FA CUP ouster of his darling team,
Chelsea, Abramovich will be hoping to celebrate the arrival of his
daughter with the Europa League title which Chelsea are well positioned
to win having been handed underdogs FC Bassel in the semi final.

Watermelon is one of the fruits currently in season. Juicy and
delicious, this fruit is enjoyed by many across the world. Watermelons
are also packed with nutritional goodness and are beneficial to your
health. Here are a few ways how:

1. Watermelons are packed with some of the most important
antioxidants found in nature. These antioxidants travel throughout the
body neutralizing free radicals. Free radicals are substances in the
body that can cause much damage to us.

2. It is an excellent source of vitamin C and a very good source of
vitamin A, particularly through its concentration of beta-carotene.

3. The beautiful red watermelon is also a source of the potent
carotene antioxidant which is called lycopene. The lycopene which gives
fruits the attractive red color that we find in watermelon can help
reduce the risks of prostate cancer.

4. Watermelon helps to hydrate our bodies due to its high water
content which is approximately ninety percent of the fruit. Due to this
and its low caloric value, it is ranked as more valuable than many other
fruits.

5. Watermelon is a fruit that is rich in electrolytes sodium and
potassium that we lose through our perspiration. Watermelon replenishes
these nutrients in our bodies after we lose them.

6. Watermelon is rich in the B vitamins necessary for energy
production. Food experts recommend watermelon as a very good source of
vitamin B6 and a good source of vitamin B1 and magnesium.

7. Watermelon has a special cooling effect and is exceptionally high
in citrulline, an amino acid that our bodies use to make another amino
acid, arginine, which is used in the urea cycle to remove ammonia from
the body.

8. The antioxidants in watermelon help in reducing the severity of
asthma. It also reduces the risk of colon cancer, heart disease,
rheumatoid arthritis, and prostate cancer.

9. Watermelon is a good source of thiamin, potassium and magnesium which are essential for proper body function.

10. Watermelon helps the body in energy production due to the quality
of the natural sugars it contains. This is healthier than the
artificial sugar found in carbonated drinks.

Now you have more reasons to enjoy a delicious slice of watermelon today!

Could this be real? This picture was sent in by a TON reader who
claimed to have caught a ghost on camera whilst taking a picture of his
girlfriend in a club. If you look closely at the man behind his
girlfriend, you will notice that he has no legs.

Everyday for the thieve and One day for the Owner, Yoruba Proverb Says"

Considering the level of grief and despair thieves cause, they are nowhere near severely enough punished.
In the Middle East they are, where they cut hands of thieves off.
But here in the Africa and in most other parts of the world they’re not.
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Imagine how much grief a thief stealing high tension power lines
causes. There could be hundreds of people relying on the power lines he
attempted to steal and because of him the power was cut off, now they
were unable to cook for their kids or do work that earns them a living.
All because someone who couldn’t be bothered to earn money with honest work decided to climb on a utility pole and steal the wiring for himself.

Luckily, in this case instant Karma was in the neighborhood and
zapped him. He was found guilty, sentenced and executed by electric
chair all in one instance.